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Christmas is just two days away, preparations are in full swing. The tree is up, for the food store Christmas dinner has been distributed and “Fairytale of New York” has been essentially playing for several days. Now really all that’s left is to collapse on the couch, raise a glass Champagne For the season and settle for a Christmas movie.
There’s no shortage of new festival features this year. Streaming platforms like Netflix, amazon prime video, Disney+ And Apple TV All have added new Christmas releases to their line-ups, along with a handful of cinema exclusives. Whether you’re in the mood to watch a sparkly romantic comedy, a family-friendly crowd pleaser or something a little heavier, there’s plenty to choose from.
For starters, Netflix a blissful little east month sees alicia silverstone Play the role of a newly divorced woman whose Christmas plans are derailed when her ex-girlfriend arrives with a much younger girlfriend. Do you want something more fast-paced? mark wahlberg is back family plan 2Reprising his role as a former assassin trying to balance home life with unfinished business.
elsewhere, Jingle Bell Robbery The story follows two fed-up employees who plot to rob the London luxury department store where they work. Kate Winslet‘S goodbye june Presents a more somber watch, focusing on four siblings returning home due to their mother’s declining health.
Whatever mood you’re in over the next few days, we’ve rounded up every new Christmas movie streaming on major platforms this winter. And if you’re craving something familiar, we’ve also prepared a comprehensive round-up of best christmas movies – From home alone To really loveMince pie ready, here’s your Christmas viewing guide for 2025,
The best new Christmas movies to stream in 2025
‘joy to the World’
- Streaming Platform: Disney+
- Available to view: Now
Everyone loves a movie about cheating, but how about a celebratory rom-com film about cheating? In joy to the WorldCelebrity lifestyle guru Joey Edwards (Emmanuelle Cricci) has just three days to create the picture-perfect Christmas she’s showing off for a television special in her books. Best friend Max (Chad Michael Murray) is chosen to play her husband for the cameras. You know what will happen next.
‘Tyler Perry is finding happiness’
- Streaming Platform: amazon prime video
- Available to view: Now
A Classic Snored-In Setup, Tyler Perry’s New Christmas Movie finding happiness Shannon Thornton stars as a big-shot fashion designer who is invited by her crush to join her in Colorado, until a blizzard traps them in a cabin with a complete stranger. It all goes a bit awry when she starts falling in love with a country boy, but then she has to face the real world.
‘A Merry Little X-mas’
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
- Available to view: Now
Alicia Silverstone plays Kate, who is recently divorced and is trying to keep her family together at Christmas, only for her ex-wife to arrive with a much younger girlfriend. What does she do? Pretend to go on a date with someone new. The lies inevitably get out of control. This is a funny thing.
‘A Very Jonas Christmas Movie’
- Streaming Platform: Disney+
- Available to view: Now
One for the kids (or adults). The Jonas Brothers are back in action for another movie this Christmas. Nick, Joe and Kevin are stuck in London after a trip goes wrong. But can they get home in time before Christmas Day? Forced to take several unwanted detours, the film features celebrity cameos like Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Laverne Cox and Will Ferrell.
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‘Champagne Problems’
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
- Available to view: Now
Minka Kelly plays an executive sent to France to buy a small champagne brand (pretty typical) before Christmas, but after spending a night in Paris she falls in love with the founder’s son. Problem? She didn’t know who he was. Star-crossed lovers, things quickly get complicated.
‘The Family Plan 2’
- Streaming Platform: Apple TV
- Available to view: Now
One of the sleeper hits of 2023 was Apple TV family planningNow Mark Wahlberg returns in this sequel as the world’s least convinced former assassin-turned-father, who takes the family to London for Christmas, Naturally, their vacation doesn’t stay peaceful for long, thanks to a mysterious villain (Kit Harington) who has a score to settle,
‘Jingle Bell Robbery’
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
- Available to view: Now
Jingle Bell Robbery This may be one of the best campuses ever. Two disgruntled employees of a posh London department store decide to get together and plan to rob the place on Christmas Eve. But while doing so they accidentally fall in love with each other.
‘My Secret Santa’
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
- Available to view: Now
here’s a nice one mrs doubtfire meeting of she’s the Man mash up. Single mother Taylor (Alexandra Breckenridge) dons full Santa suit, beard and belly button to take a seasonal job at a posh ski resort teaching her daughter snowboarding at a discounted rate. Except the disguise works a little too well when she starts falling for the hotel general manager, who has no idea the jolly old man in the suit is actually her.
‘Oh. What. fun.’
- Streaming Platform: amazon prime video
- Available to view: Now
Claire (Michelle Pfeiffer) is accidentally left home alone for Christmas by her family. Fed up with her family taking her for granted, Claire decides to pack up and go on a solo adventure. She drives across the country and competes in a ‘Best Holiday Mom’ TV contest.
‘tinsel town’
- Streaming Platform: Sky Cinema Premiere/Now
- Available to view: Now
This is very meta. Sky’s big festive comedy stars Kiefer Sutherland (yes, Jack Bauer) as Bradley Mac, a rookie action star convinced he’s moving to the UK for a serious prestige project. Instead, he ends up in a small village pantomime of Cinderella, complete with budget costumes and actors who take panto very seriously. Rebel Wilson plays a choreographer who tries to get her in shape.
‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw’
- Streaming Platform: Disney+
- Available to view: Now
Another round of festive disasters from every family’s favorite weakling. Greg’s father gives him a Christmas ultimatum – either attend jungle camp to toughen up or be sent to military school. But as he tries to prove his worth, Greg shows his father that just being yourself is enough.
‘The Night My Dad Saved Christmas 2’
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
- Available to watch: Now
Here’s one for families. In the sequel to the Spanish-language adventure The Night My Dad Saved ChristmasAfter a disastrous year of sales Santa is kidnapped by a shady toy corporation, leaving reformed thief Salva, his teenage son Lucas and some mischievous helpers tasked with rescuing him.
‘merv’
- Streaming Platform: amazon prime video
- Available to view: Now
Anna (Zooey Deschanel) and Russ (Charlie Cox) play exes dealing with the fallout of their break-up on their dog Merv, who has been moping around since their split. To cheer him up, Russ takes Merv on a boys’ trip to Florida for Christmas, except that Anna, determined to spend Christmas with Merv, comes too. Will the journey and their dog bring them back together?
‘Silent night, deadly night’
- Streaming Platform: tbc
- Available to view: In theaters on December 12th
Are you sick of rom-coms? silent night, deadly night It is a reboot of the famous 1980s horror film which will be released in theaters later this month. The film centers on a man named Billy who is haunted by the childhood trauma of watching a killer Santa kill his parents. Desiring vengeance as an adult, he dons his own Santa suit and begins picking off those responsible on his own “naughty list”.
‘stuffed’
- Streaming Platform: bbc iplayer
- Available to view: 23 December
Guz Khan plays a father who thinks he has Christmas sorted when he is given an unexpected £8,000 work bonus. In true Guz Khan fashion, he goes on a dreamy family trip to Lapland… only to discover that the bonus was a mistake and he needs to be paid back immediately.
‘Goodbye June’
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
- Available to view: December 24 (in theaters December 12)
Kate Winslet directs and stars in this family drama about four siblings returning home as their mother’s health rapidly declines. They are forced to grapple with grief and loss as they say goodbye at her hospital bedside.
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